Varanasi railway division is one of the three railway divisions under

North Eastern Railway zone The North Eastern Railway (abbreviated NER) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways in India. It is headquartered at Gorakhpur. Zonal Rail Training Institute (ZRTI) is established in district Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. North Eastern ...

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

. This railway division was formed on 1 May 1969 and its headquarter is located at

Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic t ...

in the state of Uttar Pradesh of India.

Izzatnagar railway division Izzatnagar railway division at Izzatnagar railway station located in Bareilly is a railway division under North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1952. Varanasi railway division and Lucknow NER ...

(at

Bareilly Bareilly () is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city ...

City) and

Lucknow NER railway division Lucknow NER railway division is railway division under North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1952. Izzatnagar railway division (at Bareilly City) and Varanasi railway division are the other t ...

are the other two railway divisions under NER Zone headquartered at

Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dist ...

List of railway stations

The list includes the stations under the Varanasi railway division and their station category. Stations closed for Passengers -

References

Divisions of Indian Railways 1969 establishments in Uttar Pradesh * {{India-rail-transport-stub